Method and means for winding interconnected packages



Oct. l2, 1937. J. F. s'cHENcK, SR 2,095,765

METHOD AND MEANS FOR WINDING INTERCONNECTED PACKAGES Filed Feb. 21,`195e :Ernie/WDM:

Patented Get.` 12, 1937 f UNirED STATES IUSAENTV sie METHOD AND MEANSFOR WINDING INTER; CONNECTED PACKAGES .lohn F. Schenck, Sr., Lawndale,C. v` Application February 21, 193s, seri-arrivo. 65,083v

1o claims. (o1. 242-2) This invention relates to method and means forpackaging cord, yarn and the like, whereby a continuous strand can bewound into anumber of packages with the'strand proceeding from a 5nished package to the beginning of another package so that a pluralityof balls of yarn or cord can be produced which can be packed together soas to provide connected packages of cord without any knot appearing'inthe cord either in the package or between the packages. It is,therefore, an object of this invention to provide in a ball-Windingmachine means for supporting a nished ball of cord on the spindle onwhich the ball is wound so that the cord from the nished ball can` bestarted at the winding point and another ball produced so that aplurality of balls of cordfcan be produced at one winding operation froma continuous strand.`

be led from a finished ball to the spindle where I 30 an additional ballis wound. Any desired nurn-V ber of such balls can be wound on thespindle and then stored on the-'table until the desired number have beenwound,` with all of theirl ends connected together. These balls can thenbe 35 packed in a suitablecontainer so that a customer can be suppliedwith as many balls of cord as he desires with no knots therein, thuseliminating l the necessity of a merchant carrying instock Y vthatonecfm'ipleterevolution is made each rtime balls containing differentamounts of yardage.

40 It is a further object of this invention to pro-v Figure 3 is anenlarged longitudinal sectional 55 view taken along line 3-3 in Figure1;

Figure 4 is anelevation of a portion of a spindie of a ball Windershowing a portion of the invention applied 'thereto in section;

Figure 5 is a view ofa tube containing a pluralitylof balls formedaccording to the invention, said tube'being partly in elevation andpartly in section; y A j `Figure 6 is"4 a plan View of a box containinga plurality ofpa'ckages of yarn wound in series from one continuousstrand.`

Referring more specically to the drawing, the numeral I0 indicates'themain drive shaft of a conventional ball Winder winch has a sheave pulleyII lmountedthereon which, in turn, has mounted thereon a belt- I2, saidbelt extending upwardly and being also mounted on a sheave pulley l I3;`The sheave pulley I3 is xedlysecured o'n one end of ahollow flyer shaftlll which shaft isrOtatablyV mounted in longitudinal beam I 5 of theball Winder. On the other end of shaft I4 is fixedly secured a yerI'ihaving a counterweight-I8 on one end thereof and a thread guideI9onthe top end'thereof for guiding the thread to'the properposition sothat it can be wound upon'a, suitable ball or package 20. When rotationisirnpartedA to shaft I0 the sheave pulley I3 'is likewiselcaused torotate which, in turn, rotates the flyer I1 and its associated parts tocausevthe strand 2Ia .to be drawnV from cone 2| through the interior ofshaft I4 and onto the ball 2|]` which ball is disposed on the upper endof spindle 24. SpindleZl has a lower restricted portion 24a which isrotatably mounted in longitudinal ybeams v25 and 26; Y

A Yworin `gear 2'l is `ixedly secured on the restrictedportion 24a andis adapted to mesh with a"worrn"28 fixedly secured on shaft 429. Thespindle24 is so geared with respect to shaft 29 a` layer. of .cord oryarn is wound around the ball ZIJ, that is tosay, that when onerevolution of the spindle 24 is made a plurality of revolutions is madeby theyer I'I. Since the flyer rotates in one direction at a rapid speedand the spindle rotates in the opposite direction at a slow speed, atransverse wind is produced.

Fixedly secured to longitudinal member 26 is a box 30 containing a ballf `wrapping or tying twine 3l. A strand of twine 35a is led from thisball upwardly through the bore 24h disposed within the portion 2@ ofspindle 24. This bore leads to the exterior of shaft 24 as at 32, andfrom this `pointY the strand of twine lpasses upwardly into a suitablegroove 33 in the enlarged portion' of shaft 24, and thence upwardlyinside the ball 20. Near the top of the spindle 24 is a slot 34 in whicha clamp 35 is located for clamping the end of the wrapping twine whichis pulled from the ball 3l. When a ball 20 has been wound so that acertain number of yards are contained therein, the ball is then tied bythe wrapping twine 3la to form a band 36, before the ball is removedfrom the spindle in the manner shown in the drawing in order to preventunwinding of the same.

It should be noted that the cord is not severed but immediately afterthe ball. has been tied lby a band 36 it is placed upon a pin 3l whichpin is secured in a suitable plate or table 38 disposed on the spindleshaft 24. A plurality of'pins such as 3l are disposed in the plate 38 inorder vthat a plurality of finished balls 20 may be ac-` commodated. Inthe present instance,.space has been provided whereby one dozen ballsmay be accommodated before severing the strand.

By referring to Figure 4 it will be noted that `a leaf spring clamp 3Sis secured. to thesideof spindle shaft 24 in order that the intermediateportion of the yarn between the ball Vwhich is disposed on pin 37 andthe ball which is being wound, might be clamped to the spindle 24 andheld securely while the next ball is being wound on spindle 24. Ofcourse when a ball has been wound and the band 36 is tied, theintermediate portion of the twine between the two balls which is underclip 39, is removed therefrom and then the nished ball 20 is placed onthek pin. After this has been done, the portion of the same stranddisposed on the upperside of the ball is placedV under the clamp 39 andthen the process of winding another ball 20 is repeated.

For example, by using this method, a dozen balls of fifty foot cords toeach ball, can be packed inv packing the cord, that allof these ballsare in one continuouslen-gth, and may be severedY to accommodateV thecustomer. In this form `of packing-the balls 20a and 20h are disposed inopposed corners of thebox and are also packed lying on their ends inorder that the ymerchant or purchaser may easily ascertain the ballshaving the two ends of the cord. The intermediate ballsv .are packed ontheir sides as isrcustomary in packing balls of twinev of this type.

In the drawing` and specification there has been set forth a preferredembodiment Vof the invention and although specific terms are employed,they are usedV in ageneric and descriptive sense only, and not for'purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth inthe appended claims.

I claim:

1: I'hatfmethody of winding cord into a plurality of balls from oneunsevered" length of cord on a winding'spinclle provided with a table tovmoving the balls as wound from the spindle and mounting the completedballs on the table, securing the cord to the spindle and windingadditional balls in the manner described, whereby a .continuous lengthof cord can be wound into a plurality of balls.

3. Thatmethod of winding cord and the like on a spindle provided with atable to rotate with the spindle,'which comprises winding'one ball atatime on the spindle, then transferring the ball to the table withoutsevering the cord, securing the cord to the spindle, winding anotherball, and continuingthe above operations until the desired number ofballs have been wound from one length of cord.

lfl, That method of winding a continuous length of cord into a pluralityof connected packages on aspindleprovided with a table to rotate withthe spindle, which comprises winding one ball of cord at a time on thespindle, then transferring a ball when wound onto the table, securingthe cord leading from the ball .to the spindle, andV continuing thewinding operations to wind another. ball without severing the cordbetween the balls. v

5. That method of Vwinding a plurality of packages of cord from onecontinuous length of cordV on a spindle by means of a yer, said spindlebeing provided with a table secured to the spindle for holding woundpackages, which comprises imparting rotation tothe spindle and yerto'wind a package of cord, stopping the spindle and flyer and removing thepackage from the spindle and` placing it on the table, securing the cordto the spindle and winding another package from the. sameY cord, andcontinuing the above described operations until the desired number ofpackages have been wound from one continuous length of cord.

6. Ball winding apparatusA for packaging cord comprising a flier, aspindle mounted for rotation at an acute angle to the flier, means forimparting rotation to the flier to wind the cord into a ball on. thespindle, a table mounted on the spindle for rotation therewith, means onthe table for supporting balls of cord already wound on the spindlewhile connected to the spindle, means for clamping the cord on thespindle preparatory to winding a ball on the spindle, said spindle beinghollow, Ya'container secured to the lower end of the spindle, a ball oftying twine disposed in said container and passing through said spindle,the Y' same, a flyer mounted for rotation around the upper end of thespindle and having means for depositing a strand onto the upper end ofthe spindle, the upper portion of the spindle having a 70.*. spindle andmeans for imparting rotation to the I groove therein whose lower endcommunicates with the hollow of said spindle, said hollow and ,groovebeing adapted to receive a tying twine and over which the ball isadapted to be wound, said twine being adapted to be tied on the exteriorof the ball before it is removed from the spindle.

8. That method of Winding cord into a plurality of balls from acontinuous and unsevered length of cord, on a spindle provided with areceptacle to rotate with the spindle, which comprises Winding balls,one at a time, on the spindle, securing the outside and inside layers ofeach ball so that the content of ball cannot Slough, then transferringthe wound balls, one at a time, from the spindle to said receptacle, andthus continuing this process until a plurality of balls are woundwithout severing the Winding cord.-

9. That method of winding cord into a plurality of connected balls whichcomprises winding the balls one at a time 0n a spindle, securing theexternal and internal layers of said balls with a suitable means toprevent sloughing, removing the balls as wound from the spindle andlocating the completed balls on a member mounted on the spindle, andwinding additional balls in the manner described whereby a continuouslength of cord can be wound into a plurality of balls which will remainintact and not slough while being handled.

10. That method of winding cord and the like on a spindle provided witha table, which comprises winding one ball at a time on the spindle,securing the outside and inside layers of the ball against sloughing,then transferring the ball to the table without severing the cord,attaching the winding cord again to the spindle and winding another balland continuing the above operations until the desired number of ballshave been wound from one length of cord.

JOHN F. SCHENCK, SR.

